Mail-box support



Nov. 15, 1932.

c. H. FULLER MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed June 12,- 1931 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES CHARLES H. FULLER, OF MASON, MICHIGAN .MAIL-IBOX SUPPORT Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to a mail box support and is more especially designed for use in connection with rural mail boxes.

It is an object of the invention to provide an elongated box supporting arm so mounted as to swing out or the way it struck, by a passing vehicle moving in either directlon, the weight of the box and arm serving to return them to their normal positions automatically.

Another object is to provide a simple and efiicient support which can be easily attached to a postor other structure adjacent to the road.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in'the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

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Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is a plan view.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 33, Figure 1.

Figure 4. is an'enlarged section on line 44:, Figure 2. I

Figure 5 is an enlarged section on line 5-5, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a bracket adapted to be suitably secured to a post 2 or the like. An arm 3 which can be a channeled strip, is inclined downwardly from the bracket and has a cross strip 4 secured theretoat its lower end. A semi-circular rail 5 is arranged under the arm and is concentric with a pivot bolt 6 extending through the lower end of arm 3 and the adjacent portion of strip 4. The ends of the rail, which is preferably astifi rod, are secured to the ends of strip 4 and the terminals of the rail are bent downwardly to provide stops 7 Pivotally mounted on the bolt 6 is an in- 1931. Serial No. 543,952.

clined sweep 8 having a short arm 9 which extends under rail 5 and carries an anti-friction roller 10. The roller is normally seated in a central recess 11 formed in the rail 5 by oilsetting it upwardly. With the roller thus po- 5.

sitioned the sweep is extended downwardly from the arm 3 parallel therewith, the lower or free end being substantially horizontal as at 12 and supporting the mail box 3.

. Obviously should the box be thrust laterally in either direction by a passing vehicle or other object, the roller 10 would be forced out of recess 11 and caused to travel down a portion of the inclined rail 5. At the same time the box and adjacent portion of the sweep would swing laterally and upwardly away from its normal position. As soon as released, however, the box and sweep will gravitate to their initial positions and the roller 10 will reseat in the recess 11.

The movement of the sweep is limited by it:

2. An inclined arcuate rail, a support therefor, an inclined sweep extending under and mounted to move along the bottom of the rail, a box atthe lower end of the sweep,

and ananti-friction device carried by the sweep and movable therewith alongthe bottom of the rail. a

3. An inclined arcuate rail, a support therefor, an inclined sweep extending under and mounted to swing relative to the rail, a box at the lower end of the sweep, an anti- I friction device carried by the sweep and movable therewith along. the bottom. of the rail, there being a recess in the bottom of the rail constituting a seat for said device to hold the sweep and box normally in a position as- 9 sumed by gravity.

4. An inclined arcuate rail, a support therefor, an inclined sweep extending under and mounted to swing relative to the rail, a box at the lower end of the sweep, an antifriction device carried by the sweep and 1 movable therewith along the bottom of the rail, there being a recess in the bottom of the rail constituting aseat for said device to hold the sweep and box normally in a posi tion assumed by gravity, and downturned terminals on the rail constituting sweep stops. l

In testimony that I cla m the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.-

CHARLES H. FULLER. 

